Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sanman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: san-man
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A New York City sanitation department worker: a garbage collector.

Example Sentences

"Sanmen get more on-the-job injuries than either policemen or firemen. Many of them strain their backs, undramatically but painfully, because, being so strong, they may forget to bend their knees when they're hoisting a garbage can."
"Ukeles has been shocked at the number of insults endured by the sanmen, and saddened by the shame some of them feel."
"Then I walk some of the thousands of curb miles with the sanmen (at that time still an all-male workforce)."

Etymology

Shortening of sanitation + man.

Inflected Forms

sanmen (plural)

Questions

What does sanman mean?: A New York City sanitation department worker: a garbage collector.
Where does sanman come from?: Shortening of sanitation + man.

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